Fungi Flashcards

1
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Aspergillus species

A

Fungus

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2
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Aspergillus disease (4)

A

Allergic asthma
Colonisation of lung cavity (mycetoma)
Invasive aspergillosis eg pneumonia
Hepatocellular carcinoma

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3
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Candida albicans

A

Yeast that can form true hyphae

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4
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Candida albicans disease

A

Thrush

Systemic infection in immunocompromised

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5
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans

A

Yeast like

From bird droppings

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6
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans disease

A

Systemic infection - cryptococcosis - in immunosuppressed

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7
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Histoplasmosis capsulatum

A

Yeast like, bird and cat droppings

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8
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Histoplasmosis capsulatum disease

A

Acute or chronic lung infection

Systemic infection in immunocompromised

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9
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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Yeast like, normal commensal

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10
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Pneumocystis jirovecii disease

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Pneumonia is immunosuppressed

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